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On the busy roads of Chicago, Illinois, there are many vehicles. Correspondingly, there are many motor vehicle accidents every year. Often those have tragic consequences such as a recent one that resulted in a driver being arrested, incarcerated and held on $500,000 bail. The driver, 19, identifies as a transgender woman. Court records identify…

Throughout Chicago, Illinois, students from kindergarten to their last year of high school are returning to schools for yet another year, and that changes both foot and traffic patterns. Being aware of those patterns is an important way to avoid motor vehicle accidents. Children who are between 5 years old and 14 years old…

A Cook County community is reeling from the death of yet another member of a family that was obliterated in one simple accident that may have been related to distracted driving. Five out of six lives were lost in the crash. The family, which included a pregnant mother, three small children and their father,…

Chicago, Illinois, has some of the busiest roads in the nation. In view of that, it is unsurprising that it has many motor vehicle accidents. Some people might presume that most of those accidents happen when winter comes, but the fact is that many happen in summer too. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day,…

A man from DeKalb has been accused of driving under the influence and then being involved in a deadly accident. He was initially arrested by the police and then released on recognizance. The man is 25 years old. He was behind the wheel of a gold 2006 Jeep at the time of the accident….

When you break your arm in a car accident, you often know right away. With a brain injury, though, the overall impact can be far more severe, and the symptoms may take longer to develop. For example, one man was in a serious car crash. He did say that he felt a little off…

A Chicago police SUV was involved in an accident that took the life of a 66-year-old man. According to reports from witnesses in the ongoing investigation, the vehicle was driving at about 80 miles per hour when it went through a stop sign and hit the car the man was in, killing him. The…

It’s possible for any driver to be distracted behind the wheel, and distraction causes accidents every day. No age group is exempt from this risk. However, studies have found that teen drivers — those from 15 to 19 years old — are distracted more than any other age group. When asked if they were…

Seven people are in hospitals in the Chicago area after a huge, 35-car pileup. The accident happened on the Kennedy Expressway on Monday, March 13. Police are saying that the wreck, which happened just after 10 at night, was in part due to icy road conditions. That made the chain reaction difficult for drivers…

The unfortunate reality for most adults is that lessons are most often learned from the direct consequences of failing to heed warnings. For example, a person may start to exercise and diet religiously only after suffering a heart attack that their physician warned was a real possibility, or set aside money for home repairs…